King James Version
What Does 2 Chronicles 8:15 Mean?
“And they departed not from the commandment of the king unto the priests and Levites concerning any matter, or concerning the treasures.”
Context
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Even after a certain rate every day, offering according to the commandment of Moses, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts, three times in the year, even in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles.
14
And he appointed, according to the order of David his father, the courses of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their charges, to praise and minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required: the porters also by their courses at every gate: for so had David the man of God commanded. so had David: Heb. so was the commandment of David the man of God
15
And they departed not from the commandment of the king unto the priests and Levites concerning any matter, or concerning the treasures.
16
Now all the work of Solomon was prepared unto the day of the foundation of the house of the LORD, and until it was finished. So the house of the LORD was perfected.
17
Then went Solomon to Eziongeber, and to Eloth, at the sea side in the land of Edom. Eloth: also called, Elath, Deut.2.8.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(15) **And they departed not from the commandment of the king.**—*From* has fallen out of the Heb. text, and must be restored. So three MSS. and the versions.
**The king=**David.
**Unto.**—*Concerning;* literally, *upon.*
**Concerning any matter, or concerning the treasures.**—*With reference to any matter and* (especially) *with reference to the treasures.* (See 1Chronicles 26:20-28.) 2Chronicles 8:14-15 assure us that the arrangements of David, as described in 1 Chronicles 24-26, were faithfully observed by his successor.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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